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Fundamentals1.00 Engineering Computation and Data Science
(Subject meets with 1.001) Prereq: Calculus I (GIR) Units: 5-1-6 Lecture: MW9.30-11,F9 (1-390) Recitation: F10 (1-390)
Presents fundamentals of computing and programming in an engineering context with an emphasis on data science. Introduces basics of web computing, data structures, and techniques for data analysis. Includes filtering, linear regression, simple machine learning (clustering and classifiers), and visualization. Surveys techniques for ingesting, processing, analyzing, and visualizing engineering data from a range of fields, including geo-spatial, environment, infrastructure, city dynamics, and numerical experiments. Students use JavaScript and HTML5 programming language to complete weekly assignments. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. J. Williams No required or recommended textbooks 1.000 Computer Programming for Scientific and Engineering Applications
Prereq: None. Coreq: 18.03 Units: 3-2-7
Presents the fundamentals of computing and computer programming (procedural and object-oriented programming) in an engineering context. Introduces logical operations, floating-point arithmetic, data structures, induction, iteration, and recursion. Computational methods for interpolation, regression, root finding, sorting, searching, and the solution of linear systems of equations and ordinary differential equations. Control of sensors and visualization of scientific data. Draws examples from engineering and scientific applications. Students use the MATLAB programming environment to complete weekly assignments. R. Juanes 1.001 Engineering Computation and Data Science
(Subject meets with 1.00) Prereq: Calculus I (GIR) Units: 5-1-6 Lecture: MW9.30-11,F9 (1-390) Recitation: F10 (1-390)
Presents fundamentals of computing and programming in an engineering context with an emphasis on data science. Introduces basics of web computing, data structures, and techniques for data analysis. Includes filtering, linear regression, simple machine learning (clustering and classifiers), and visualization. Surveys techniques for ingesting, processing, analyzing, and visualizing engineering data from a range of fields, including geo-spatial, environment, infrastructure, city dynamics, and numerical experiments. Students use JavaScript and HTML5 programming language to complete weekly assignments. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. J. Williams No required or recommended textbooks 1.007 Big Engineering: Small Solutions with a Large Impact
Prereq: None Units: 3-0-3 Ends Mar 24. Lecture: T2-4,R3 (1-371)
Provides a practical introduction to key topics, current research and innovative methods in the diverse field of civil and environmental engineering. Discusses career opportunities, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Under faculty supervision, students work on projects in areas such as renewable energy, sustainable design, food security, climate change, and transportation. Projects focus on design of novel solutions to grand challenges related to infrastructure, systems and the environment, and include elements of the different areas to demonstrate the interconnectedness of the discipline. Preference to first-year students and Course 1 sophomores. B. Marelli No required or recommended textbooks 1.010 Uncertainty in Engineering
Prereq: Calculus II (GIR) Units: 5-0-7
Introduces probability and statistics with an emphasis on understanding, quantifying, and modeling uncertainty. Topics include events and their probability, the total probability and Bayes' theorems, discrete and continuous random variables and vectors, covariance, correlations, and conditional analysis. Random sampling, estimation of distribution parameters (method of moments, maximum likelihood, Bayesian estimation), and simple and multiple linear regression. Concepts illustrated with examples from various areas of engineering and everyday life. Integrates applications with statistical computing and graphics. S. Saavedra 1.011 Project Evaluation and Management
Prereq: None Units: 3-1-8 Lecture: TR1-2.30 (3-442) Recitation: M2.30 (1-246) or F2 (1-134)
Develops skills to evaluate a project or program using economic, environmental, and equity metrics, and to plan, execute and manage its progress to completion. Introduces students to engineering projects that are typically large-scale and long-lived, and involve many economic, financial, social and environmental factors. Covers net present value analysis, life-cycle costing, and benefit-cost analysis. Culminates in a term project in which small teams study a historical or prospective project of their choosing. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication provided. J. Sussman No textbook information available 1.013 Senior Civil and Environmental Engineering Design
Prereq: Permission of instructor Units: 2-6-4 Lecture: T3-5 (1-246) Lab: TBA
Students engage with faculty around a topic of mutual interest, building on the knowledge/skills gained throughout their program. Synthesizes prior coursework and experiences through a semester-long design project and related assignments. Students form teams to work on projects of their choosing, focusing in depth on the diverse areas within civil and environmental engineering. Teams demonstrate creativity in applying theories and methodologies while considering their project's technical, environmental and social feasibility. Includes lectures on a variety of related engineering concepts, as well as scholarship and engineering practice and ethics. Provides instruction and practice in oral and written communication. H. Hemond No required or recommended textbooks 1.015[J] Design of Electromechanical Robotic Systems
(Same subject as 2.017[J]) Prereq: 2.003 or 2.03; Coreq: 2.005, 2.05 and 2.051, or 2.016; 2.671 Units: 3-3-6 Lecture: TR11-12.30 (1-134) Lab: W2-5 (5-007)
Design, construction, and testing of field robotic systems, through team projects with each student responsible for a specific subsystem. Projects focus on electronics, instrumentation, and machine elements. Design for operation in uncertain conditions is a focus point, with ocean waves and marine structures as a central theme. Basic statistics, linear systems, Fourier transforms, random processes, spectra and extreme events with applications in design. Lectures on ethics in engineering practice included. Enrollment may be limited due to laboratory capacity. F. S. Hover, J. J. Leonard No required or recommended textbooks 1.016 Design for Complex Environmental Issues: Building Solutions and Communicating Ideas
Prereq: None Units: 3-1-5 Lecture: MW3-4.30 (16-168) Recitation: F3 (16-168)
Students work in small groups, under the guidance of researchers from MIT, to pursue specific aspects of the year's Terrascope problem. Teams design and build prototypes, graphic displays and other tools to communicate their findings and display them in a Bazaar of Ideas open to the MIT community. Some teams develop particular solutions, others work to provide deeper understanding of the issues, and others focus on ways to communicate these ideas with the general public. Students' work is evaluated by independent experts. Offers students an opportunity to develop ideas from the fall semester and to work in labs across MIT. Limited to first-year students. Staff No required or recommended textbooks 1.018A[J] Fundamentals of Ecology I
(Same subject as 7.30A[J], 12.031A[J]) Prereq: None Units: 2-0-4
Fundamentals of ecology, considering Earth as an integrated dynamic living system. Coevolution of the biosphere and geosphere, biogeochemical cycles, metabolic diversity, primary productivity, competition and the niche, trophic dynamics and food webs, population growth and limiting factors. Combination of 1.018A and 1.018B counts as REST subject. O. Cordero, M. Follows 1.018B[J] Fundamentals of Ecology II
(Same subject as 7.30B[J], 12.031B[J]) Prereq: 1.018A Units: 2-0-4
Advanced topics in Ecology. Population modeling, global carbon cycle, climate change, geoengineering, theories of resource competition and mutualism, allometric scaling, ecological genomics, niche theory, human population growth. Applied ecology. Combination of 1.018A and 1.018B counts as REST subject. O. Cordero, M. Follows 1.020 Principles of Energy and Water Sustainability
Prereq: Physics I (GIR); Coreq: 18.03 or permission of instructor Units: 3-2-7 Lecture: MW10.30-12 (1-246) Recitation: F10-12 (1-134) +final
Introduces a systems approach to modeling, analysis, and decision-making problems for water and energy sustainability; formulation of models based on physical, environmental, social, and economic principles; and economic evaluation of design. Covers applications of mass balance, energy balance, and economic and lifecycle concepts. Uses numerical models to integrate concepts and to assess environmental impacts of human activities. S. Amin Textbooks (Spring 2017) 1.021 Introduction to Modeling and Simulation
Engineering School-Wide Elective Subject. (Offered under: 1.021, 3.021, 10.333, 22.00) Prereq: 18.03, 3.016, or permission of instructor Units: 4-0-8
Basic concepts of computer modeling and simulation in science and engineering. Uses techniques and software for simulation, data analysis and visualization. Continuum, mesoscale, atomistic and quantum methods used to study fundamental and applied problems in physics, chemistry, materials science, mechanics, engineering, and biology. Examples drawn from the disciplines above are used to understand or characterize complex structures and materials, and complement experimental observations. M. Buehler, R. Taylor 1.022 Urban Networks
Prereq: 1.00 or 1.000; 1.010 Units: 3-0-3
Introduces the structure and evolution of networks with examples from engineering, applied mathematics, computer science, and statistical physics. Includes analysis of real world datasets focused on identifying important nodes in networks, detecting communities, tracing network flows, and modeling and visualization of spatial networks. M. Gonzalez 1.032 Advanced Soil Mechanics
(Subject meets with 1.361) Prereq: 1.010, 1.011, 1.036 Units: 3-0-6
Covers topics in the characterization and nature of soils as multi-phase materials; the principle of effective stress; hydraulic conductivity and groundwater seepage; shear strength and stability analyses; stress-deformation properties, consolidation theory and calculation of settlements for clays and sands. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. A. Whittle 1.035 Multiscale Characterization of Materials
Prereq: 1.050, 18.03 Units: 3-3-6 Lecture: MWF11 (1-273) Lab: T2-5 (1-050) +final
Introduces the structure and properties of natural and manufactured building materials. Emphasizes effects of molecular and nanoscopic structure and interactions on macroscopic material behavior. Focuses on design of biological and artificial structural materials. Discusses material aspects of sustainable development. Includes durability, deterioration mechanisms, and damage assessment of building materials. Presents principles of experimental characterization techniques. Explores spectroscopic, microscopic and mechanical approaches to characterize structure and properties from molecular up to the macroscopic scale. In laboratory and in-field sessions, students design and implement experimental approaches to characterize natural and building materials and study their interaction with the environment. F. Ulm No required or recommended textbooks 1.036 Structural Mechanics and Design
Prereq: 1.035, 1.050 Units: 3-1-8 Lecture: MW1-2.30 (1-246) Recitation: F1 (1-150)
Familiarizes students with structural systems, loads, and basis for structural design, including analysis of determinate and indeterminate structures (trusses, beams, frames, cables, and arches). Covers mechanical properties of construction materials, including concrete, steel, and composites. Studies concrete and steel structures through application of principles of structural mechanics. Evaluates behavior and design of reinforced concrete structural elements using limit strength design and serviceability principles. Introduces plastic analysis and design, and load factor design of structural steel members and connections. Team project emphasizes material covered through behavior and problem-based learning. O. Buyukozturk Textbooks (Spring 2017) 1.037 Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Design
Prereq: None Units: 3-2-7
Provides an introduction to soils as engineering materials, including classification and characterization, pore pressures and seepage, principles of effective stress and consolidation, deformation, and shear strength properties. Surveys analysis methods, with a focus on slope stability, limiting earth pressures and bearing capacity, and settlements of foundations. Examines applications in the design of earth dams, earth retaining systems, foundations, and staged construction processes. A. Whittle 1.041 Transportation Systems Modeling
Prereq: 1.00 or 1.000; 1.010 Units: 3-1-8 Lecture: MW9-10.30 (1-134) Recitation: F9 (1-134)
Introduces basic concepts of transportation systems modeling, data analysis and visualization techniques. Covers fundamental analytical and simulation-based methodologies. Topics include time-space diagrams, cumulative plots, queueing theory, network science, data analysis, and their applications. Provides students with an understanding of the current challenges and opportunities in different areas of transportation. C. Osorio No required or recommended textbooks 1.044[J] Fundamentals of Energy in Buildings
(Same subject as 2.66[J], 4.42[J]) Prereq: Physics I (GIR), Calculus II (GIR) Units: 3-2-7
Design-based introduction to energy and thermo-sciences, with applications to sustainable, energy-efficient architecture and building technology. Covers introductory thermodynamics, air/water/vapor mixtures, and heat transfer. Studies leading order factors in building energy use. Includes several building design projects in which students creatively employ energy fundamentals and building energy use. L. R. Glicksman 1.050 Solid Mechanics
Prereq: Physics I (GIR); Coreq: Calculus II (GIR) Units: 3-2-7
Basic principles of mechanics to describe the behavior of materials, structures and fluids. Dimensional analysis, conservation of momentum, static equilibrium, stress and stress states, hydrostatics, moments and forces. Material and structural strength criteria. Deformation and strain. Conservation of energy in solid mechanics, elasticity and elasticity bounds. Energy dissipation, plasticity and fracture. Open-ended geotechnical and structural engineering studio exercises and experiments with natural and man-made physical systems. F. J. Ulm 1.053[J] Dynamics and Control I
(Same subject as 2.003[J]) Prereq: Physics II; Coreq: 18.03 or 2.087 Units: 4-1-7 Lecture: MW9.30-11 (3-270) Recitation: R2 (1-242) or R3 (1-242) or F10 (1-375) or F11 (1-375) +final
Introduction to the dynamics and vibrations of lumped-parameter models of mechanical systems. Kinematics. Force-momentum formulation for systems of particles and rigid bodies in planar motion. Work-energy concepts. Virtual displacements and virtual work. Lagrange's equations for systems of particles and rigid bodies in planar motion. Linearization of equations of motion. Linear stability analysis of mechanical systems. Free and forced vibration of linear multi-degree of freedom models of mechanical systems; matrix eigenvalue problems. J. K. Vandiver, N. C. Makris, N. M. Patrikalakis, T. Peacock, D. Gossard, K. Turitsyn No required or recommended textbooks 1.054 Mechanics and Design of Concrete Structures
(Subject meets with 1.541) Prereq: 1.035 Units: 3-0-9
Studies strength and deformation of concrete under various states of stress; failure criteria; concrete plasticity; and fracture mechanics concepts. Topics include fundamental behavior of reinforced concrete structural systems and their members; basis for design and code constraints; high-performance concrete materials and their use in innovative design solutions; and yield line theory for slabs. Uses behavior models and nonlinear analysis. Covers complex systems, including bridge structures, concrete shells, and containments. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. O. Buyukozturk 1.056[J] Building Structural Systems I
(Same subject as 4.440[J]) (Subject meets with 4.462) Prereq: Calculus II (GIR) Units: 3-3-6 URL: https://architecture.mit.edu/subject/spring-2017-4440 Lecture: MW9.30-11 (3-333) Lab: F9.30-12.30 (5-134)
Introduces the design and behavior of large-scale structures and structural materials. Emphasizes the development of structural form and the principles of structural design. Presents design methods for timber, masonry, concrete and steel applied to long-span roof systems, bridges, and high-rise buildings. Includes environmental assessment of structural systems and materials. In laboratory sessions, students solve structural problems by building and testing simple models. Graduate and undergraduate students have separate lab sections. J. Ochsendorf Textbooks (Spring 2017) 1.058 Structural Dynamics & Vibrations
(Subject meets with 1.581[J], 2.060[J], 16.221[J]) Prereq: Permission of instructor Units: 3-1-8
Single- and multiple-degree-of-freedom vibration problems, using matrix formulation and normal mode superposition methods. Time and frequency domain solution techniques including convolution and Fourier transforms. Applications to vibration isolation, damping treatment, and dynamic absorbers. Analysis of continuous systems by exact and approximate methods. Applications to buildings, ships, aircraft and offshore structures. Vibration measurement and analysis techniques. Students should possess basic knowledge in structural mechanics and in linear algebra. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. E. Kausel 1.060A Fluid Mechanics I
Prereq: Permission of instructor or Coreq: 18.03 Units: 2-1-3
Mechanics principles for incompressible fluids. Review of hydrostatics. Conservation of mass, momentum and energy in fluid mechanics. Flow nets, velocity distributions in laminar and turbulent flows, groundwater flows. Momentum and energy principles in hydraulics, with emphasis on open channel flow and hydraulic structures. B. Marelli 1.060B Fluid Mechanics II
Prereq: 1.060A Units: 2-1-3
Mechanics principles for incompressible fluids. Drag and lift forces. Analysis of pipe systems, pumps and turbines. Gradually varied flow in open channels, significance of the Froude number, backwater curves. Application of principles through open-ended studio exercises. B. Marelli 1.061 Transport Processes in the Environment
(Subject meets with 1.61) Prereq: 1.060B Units: 3-1-8
Introduction to mass transport in environmental flows, with emphasis on river and lake systems. Covers derivation and solutions to the differential form of mass conservation equations, hydraulic models for environmental systems, residence time distribution, molecular and turbulent diffusion for continuous and point sources, boundary layers, dissolution, bed-water exchange, air-water exchange, and particle transport. Meets with 1.061A first half of term. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. H. M. Nepf 1.061A Transport Processes in the Environment I
Prereq: 1.060A Units: 2-1-3
Introduction to mass transport in environmental flows. Covers derivation and solution to the differential form of mass conservation, hydraulic models for environmental systems, residence time distribution, and molecular and turbulent diffusion for continuous and point sources. Meets with 1.061 first half of term. H. Nepf 1.062[J] Nonlinear Dynamics: Continuum Systems
(Same subject as 12.207[J], 18.354[J]) (Subject meets with 18.3541) Prereq: 18.03 or 18.034; Physics II (GIR) Units: 3-0-9 Lecture: MW1-2.30 (2-146)
General mathematical principles of continuum systems. From microscopic to macroscopic descriptions in the form of linear or nonlinear (partial) differential equations. Exact solutions, dimensional analysis, calculus of variations and singular perturbation methods. Stability, waves and pattern formation in continuum systems. Subject matter illustrated using natural fluid and solid systems found, for example, in geophysics and biology. P. Pearce No required or recommended textbooks 1.064 Physical Limnology
Not offered regularly; consult department (Subject meets with 1.64) Prereq: 1.061 Units: 3-0-9
Provides an introduction to physical processes occurring in lakes and shallow surface water systems with emphasis on mechanisms affecting fate and transport. Topics include internal waves, differential heating and cooling, boundary mixing, turbulent mixing, and influence of vegetation. Begins with a review of Navier-Stokes equation. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. H. M. Nepf 1.068 Nonlinear Dynamics and Turbulence
(Subject meets with 1.686[J], 2.033[J], 18.358[J]) Prereq: Permission of instructor Units: 3-0-9 Lecture: MW3.30-5 (5-134)
Reviews theoretical notions of nonlinear dynamics, instabilities, and waves with applications in fluid dynamics. Discusses hydrodynamic instabilities leading to flow destabilization and transition to turbulence. Focuses on physical turbulence and mixing from homogenous isotropic turbulence. Also covers topics such as rotating and stratified flows as they arise in the environment, wave-turbulence, and point source turbulent flows. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. L. Bourouiba No textbook information available 1.070A[J] Introduction to Hydrology and Water Resources
(Same subject as 12.320A[J]) Prereq: 1.060A; Coreq: 1.061A, 1.106 Units: 2-0-4
Water in the environment; Water resource systems; The hydrologic cycle at its role in the climate system; Surface water and energy balance; evaporation and transpiration through vegetation; Precipitation formation, infiltration, storm runoff, and flood processes; Groundwater aquifers, subsurface flow and the hydraulics of wells. D. Entekhabi 1.070B[J] Introduction to Hydrology Modeling
(Same subject as 12.320B[J]) Prereq: 1.070A Units: 2-0-4
Develops understanding of numerical modeling of aquifers, groundwater flow and contaminant transport, as well as uncertainty and risk analysis for water resources. D. Entekhabi 1.071[J] Global Change Science
(Same subject as 12.300[J]) Prereq: 18.03 Units: 3-0-9
Introduces the basic relevant principles and concepts in atmospheric physics, climate dynamics, biogeochemistry, and water and energy balance at the land-atmosphere boundary, through an examination of two current problems in the global environment: carbon dioxide and global warming; and tropical deforestation and regional climate. An introduction to global environmental problems for students in basic sciences and engineering. E. A. B. Eltahir 1.072 Groundwater Hydrology
(Subject meets with 1.72) Prereq: 1.061 Units: 3-1-8
Presents the fundamentals of subsurface flow and transport, emphasizing the role of groundwater in the hydrologic cycle, the relation of groundwater flow to geologic structure, and the management of contaminated groundwater. Topics include Darcy equation, flow nets, mass conservation, the aquifer flow equation, heterogeneity and anisotropy, storage properties, regional circulation, unsaturated flow, recharge, stream-aquifer interaction, well hydraulics, flow through fractured rock, numerical models, groundwater quality, contaminant transport processes, dispersion, decay, and adsorption. Includes laboratory and computer demonstrations. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. C. Harvey 1.073 Introduction to Environmental Data Analysis
Prereq: 1.010 Units: 2-0-4
Covers theory and practical methods for the analysis of univariate data sets. Topics include basics of statistical inference, analysis of trends and stationarity; Gaussian stochastic processes, covariance and correlation analysis, and introduction to spectral analysis. Students analyze data collected from the civil, environment, and systems domains. E. Eltahir 1.074 Multivariate Data Analysis
Prereq: 1.010 Units: 2-0-4 Begins Apr 3. Lecture: MW3.30-5 (5-233) Recitation: F3.30 (5-233) +final
Introduction to statistical multivariate analysis methods and their applications to analyze data and mathematical models. Topics include sampling, experimental design, regression analysis, specification testing, dimension reduction, categorical data analysis, classification and clustering. Staff Textbooks (Spring 2017) 1.075 Water Resource Systems
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